LMFAOOO I'm sooo sorry for dropping off the face of the earth. As many of you would know, I don't have a beta so I'm so sorry if I get the grammar wrong or if I accidentally misspelled something. I type too fast sometimes.
So I decided to type this thingy for you guys. Exams are coming up and I just wanted a break from studying. X)
So here we are… this is written in multiple POVs.
I don't own anything in this story except for the plot and characters named Alex and Elaine. All the credit goes to Richelle Mead. (sigh)
Enjoy. And please review.
-JairahSummers,xoxo
Nine: Dear John
RPOV
I woke up and dragged myself out of bed and headed for the bathroom, not bothering to fix myself. The hallway was clear so I decided to be lazy and just go there looking like a complete mess.
"Posie? Is that you?" I heard Christian's voice from the hallway. I immediately covered the towel around me, covering myself. Okay, maybe I was overreacting. First, I didn't feel cold and it was extremely warm for a Sunday morning. And second, I wasn't naked.
I know I looked horrid. But doesn't everyone look like that when they just woke up? "Hey, Chris." I gave him a half-smile. He looked shocked but said, "You better come to our place tonight. Lissa's desperately trying to bake a cake.
I laughed.
"Chrissie, Lissa can't cook." I said. He smiled. "Neither can you, Rose." He said. I frowned a bit but didn't bother correcting him. "Sure, I'll see you there." I then went in the shower and started to make myself a bit more presentable.
DPOV
"Why do I have to go again?" I whined. I mentally slapped myself. Since when did I whine like a little girl? Oh, who cares?
"Because Christian and I want you to. Please? For Ashley? She's coming too." Lissa repeated. Oh, hell. She was giving me the puppy dog eyes that had the underlying threat beneath them. I almost laughed at this. Lissa was so funny at times. But I decided not to laugh. That would be weird.
"Okay. Fine." I said, throwing my hands up. "Yay!" She squealed and she ran back to her room.
I sighed. Women.
RPOV
I brushed my wet hair and started drying it. A tune suddenly formed in my head. A new song.
I grabbed my notebook filled with songs that I'd written and my favorite blue guitar. I strummed for awhile and then wrote the chords and lyrics in my notebook. I was going to let Lissa and Chris hear it later.
I fixed myself and wore a blood red blouse that had a rose on the side, a pair of dark skinny jeans, red ballet flats, and a red ribbon on my hair. I took the bag filled with things that I have prepared the other night after shopping for food and clothes. I took my silly hat and put it on, left the room and headed for Lissa's place. I stopped before I walked out the door and took my guitar and notebook with me. Satisfied that I hadn't left anything, I locked my room. I walked the hallway with grace.
"Good afternoon, Guardian Mazur." Sheena, my student, said respectfully as she bowed. I smiled at her warmly. "Sheena!" I said, hugging her. She was taken aback and hugged me tightly. "What's up Ash? You're… letting loose tonight?" she asked. I laughed. "I'm going to the Queen's. Come with me." I said. She hesitantly followed.
"I didn't bring anything for them." She said. "It's okay." I replied. She smiled up at me and said, "Okay."
Sheena wasn't normally like this. I didn't like it. I stopped and looked at her. "What is it this time, Sheena?" I asked sternly. She smiled sheepishly. "I got detention from Stan." I forced back a laugh and looked at her with my mentor face. "Sheena, you've got to respect Guardian Alto. He is your teacher and he deserves the respect." I said, mentally hitting myself with a huge block of wood for saying that. I hated Stan before. "Well, I'm just trying to help you out, Ashley." She continued, ignoring my Stan comment. "For what?" I asked. "About Guardian Sarov. I'm sorry." She said. I put on my guardian face and looked at her levelly. "It's no one else's fault but mine. Can we talk about anything else?" I said emotionlessly and started walking faster.
We remained silent awhile when she decided to break the silence. "Any new songs?" she asked quietly. I smiled at her. "I hoped you'd ask. I actually have made one this morning. I'll let you hear it later." She looked at me excitedly. "That's great!" She skipped to Lissa's and awkwardly stood at the door. She looked at me expectantly.
I rolled my eyes. As if she was ever shy. I opened the door and got in.
"Hey, bitches." I yelled. "Oh, hey, Ash!" Lissa said as I came in. We hugged. "Merry Christmas." We said together and laughed.
"Merry Christmas, ladies." Christian said, entering the room. He held a bowl of popcorn in his hand and Dimitri stood close to him, holding some presents which he put under the huge Christmas tree which belonged to Lissa.
"Merry Christmas." I replied, giving Christian a smile. He smiled back. "Who's thi—" He was cut off my the door slamming open. "You think you could party it up here without us?" Adrian asked, entering with poise. I rolled my eyes. "Hey to you, too." I said. He smirked. "Who's the kid?" he asked, taking out a pack of clove cigarettes. I grabbed the pack and threw them under the tree. "This is Sheena. My student." I said, smiling evilly at him. He glared.
"Hey, Ash." Mia and Eddie said, giving me hugs. "Merry Christmas to you too, lovebirds." I replied. They gave me sad, reassuring smiles. The smiles seemed to say 'It's gonna be okay'. I hope they were right.
Dinner passed quick. Christian seemed to have cooked a lot and Eddie and Mia were telling us a story of a random day of theirs and all that fluff. Adrian was looking at the gifts, checking if his name was on any of them, and Sheena was talking to Dimitri about new combat moves. I just stood at the balcony, admiring how beautiful the Academy was. I love this place so much. All the memories are in every corner. I memorize all the details of this school. Up from the small pond in the garden by the wards, to the paint sprayed in the girls' locker room. This school wasn't my second home. It is where my heart lives and will always stay.
"Hi." Dimitri's voice brought me back to reality. "Hi." I replied, staring at the novices that were around a campfire, probably telling ghost stories or gossiping about all the juicy stories in this school filled with rumors and all that.
"I wanted to explain." He said. "It's okay, Dimitri." I said, cutting him off. I knew about Trisha. I knew it was a mistake. But it didn't mean I wasn't hurt. "I liked last night with you." He said. This brought a small smile to my face. "Me too."
I heard someone cough from behind us. Lissa was smiling brightly and Christian looked from me to Dimtri. Sheena looked at me with that smile that meant she was teasing me about something. But what? Did they think we were back together?
"What?" I asked. Sheena pointed above us and Dimitri and I looked up. A mistletoe. I smiled sadly at Dimitri. He looked at me hesitantly. Silence fell on all of us for quite sometime. I leaned in and kissed him on the cheeks. "Presents?" I asked right after that. Everyone laughed as we started to gather by the sofa.
"Thanks so much." I said as Adrian gave me his gift.
"Where's my gift?" Sheena whined at me. I laughed. "Wait a minute." I took out my guitar and notebook. I reread what I had wrote this morning and started strumming. Lissa and Christian cuddled by the fire and Mia and Eddie looked at each other romantically, taking their turn under the mistletoe. Dimitri sat comfortably on a chair, squatting like and Indian and looking at me and Sheena with interest in his eyes.
Long were the nights when You paint me a blue sky Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone Well maybe it's me And you'll add my name to your long list of traitors who don't understand Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone Dear John, I see it all now it was wrong You are an expert at sorry But I took your matches Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone I see it all now that you're gone You should've known
My days once revolved around you
Counting my footsteps
Praying the floor won't fall through, again
My mother accused me of losing my mind
But I swore I was fine
And go back and turn it to rain
And I lived in your chess game
But you changed the rules everyday
Wonderin' which version of you I might get on the phone, tonight
Well I stopped pickin' up and this song is to let you know why
Don't you think I was too young
To be messed with
The girl in the dress
Cried the whole way home, I should've known.
And my blind optimism to blame
Or maybe it's you and your sick need
To give love and take it away
And I'll look back in regret how I ignored when they said
'Run as fast as you can'
Don't you think I was too young
To be messed with
The girl in the dress
Cried the whole way home
Don't you think nineteen's too young
To be played by your dark, twisted games
When I loved you so, I should've known.
And keeping the lines blurry
Never impressed by me acing your tests
All the girls that you run dry have tired lifeless eyes
Cause you burned them out
Before fire could catch me
So don't look now
I'm shining like fireworks
Over your sad empty town
Don't you think I was too young
To be messed with
The girl in the dress
Cried the whole way home
Don't you think I was too young
To be messed with
The girl in the dress
Wrote you a song, you should've known.
Don't you think I was too young
You should've known.
I stopped singing and Dimitri and Sheena started to clap. "That was amazing, Ash!" she complimented. "Thanks." I said. Dimitri's eyes showed that he was sorry for me. For Alex and for himself. "Where'd you get that?" he asked sincerely. "I just… changed some names and stuff. The rest of it was from what I thought of a few hours ago." I replied.
"Oh."
"I'm really sorry, Ash." Sheena repeated. "It's okay." I said, hugging her close to me.
Everyone left soon, giving their goodbyes and sharing their Holiday greetings. I hugged myself to keep warm. I felt something warm cover me. A duster. Dimitri's duster.
"You'll get cold." He said. I smiled at him. "Thank you, Dimitri." I said. He smiled back. "I'll walk you home." He said. I just nodded.
At my door, he stopped and said, "Good night, Rose." I smiled and gave him a kiss. This time, it was on the lips. It was friendly and I intended to keep it that way. I broke it and gave him back my duster. "Good night, Dimitri. Merry Christmas." I said as I closed the door to my room.
DPOV
"Merry Christmas, Rose." I whispered to her door. I then went back to my room, fixing my duster and smelling Rose's perfume on it.